the International Confederation of Wizards

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fictional international governing body wizarding organization

The International Confederation of Wizards is the primary global governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, responsible for international wizarding law and cooperation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
International Confederation of Wizards	9
International Confederation of Wizards Quidditch Committee	1
international wizarding council	1
the International Confederation of Wizards canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5359282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the International Confederation of Wizards
Context triple: [Gellert Grindelwald, enemyOf, the International Confederation of Wizards]

A. Department of International Magical Cooperation
The Department of International Magical Cooperation is a division of the Ministry of Magic in the Harry Potter universe responsible for coordinating relations, laws, and events between wizarding governments worldwide.
B. Wizengamot
The Wizengamot is the high court and primary governing judicial body of the British wizarding community in the Harry Potter universe.
C. Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the central governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, overseeing wizarding law, security, and administration in Britain.
D. Hogwarts Board of Governors
The Hogwarts Board of Governors is the administrative body in the Harry Potter series responsible for overseeing and making high-level decisions about the operation and leadership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
E. Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is the main Ministry of Magic division responsible for overseeing, classifying, and managing interactions with magical beings, beasts, and spirits in the Harry Potter universe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the International Confederation of Wizards
Target entity description: The International Confederation of Wizards is the primary global governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, responsible for international wizarding law and cooperation.

A. Department of International Magical Cooperation
The Department of International Magical Cooperation is a division of the Ministry of Magic in the Harry Potter universe responsible for coordinating relations, laws, and events between wizarding governments worldwide.
B. Wizengamot
The Wizengamot is the high court and primary governing judicial body of the British wizarding community in the Harry Potter universe.
C. Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the central governing body of the magical community in the Harry Potter universe, overseeing wizarding law, security, and administration in Britain.
D. Hogwarts Board of Governors
The Hogwarts Board of Governors is the administrative body in the Harry Potter series responsible for overseeing and making high-level decisions about the operation and leadership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
E. Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is the main Ministry of Magic division responsible for overseeing, classifying, and managing interactions with magical beings, beasts, and spirits in the Harry Potter universe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional international governing body ⓘ wizarding organization ⓘ
appearsIn	Fantastic Beasts film series ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	election of the Supreme Mugwump ⓘ trial of Gellert Grindelwald ⓘ
countryScope	global ⓘ
creator	J. K. Rowling ⓘ
enforces	International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy ⓘ international magical regulations ⓘ
fictionalStatus	fictional organization ⓘ
genre	fantasy ⓘ
governingBodyFor	international magical cooperation ⓘ international magical law ⓘ
governs	global wizarding community ⓘ international magical affairs ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	ICW ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	part of Harry Potter canon ⓘ
hasDecisionType	binding resolutions for member states ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	Supreme Mugwump ⓘ
hasMemberType	delegates from various countries ⓘ representatives of wizarding governments ⓘ
hasNotableOffice	Supreme Mugwump ⓘ
inConflictWith	Gellert Grindelwald ⓘ dark wizard movements ⓘ
jurisdiction	cross-border magical issues ⓘ international wizarding community ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
medium	films ⓘ novels ⓘ screenplays ⓘ
meetsAt	various international wizarding locations ⓘ
notableLeader	Albus Dumbledore ⓘ Gellert Grindelwald ⓘ
oversees	international magical conferences ⓘ international magical treaties ⓘ
partOf	wizarding world ⓘ
regulates	international use of magic ⓘ relations between wizarding communities ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination between national Ministries of Magic ⓘ international magical cooperation ⓘ international magical policy ⓘ international secrecy regulations ⓘ international wizarding law ⓘ
setting	20th century wizarding world ⓘ
universe	Harry Potter universe ⓘ linked to: HarryPotterUniverse

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gellert Grindelwald → enemyOf → the International Confederation of Wizards ⓘ

Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards → partOf → International Confederation of Wizards ⓘ

subject linked to: Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards (implied from source material)